Russia strikes Ukraine with ballistic missile and 180 drones overnight

On the night of October 18, Russia attacked Ukraine with a ballistic missile and 180 drones, with Ukrainian forces shooting down 152 drones and reporting strikes at 20 locations. The launches originated from Orel, Bryansk, Kursk, Shatalovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, occupied Donetsk, and Crimea's Gvardeyskoye, with the ballistic missile fired from Voronezh Oblast. Air defense involved missile troops, aviation, mobile fire groups, electronic warfare, and drone units. By 08:00, 152 drones were downed or suppressed, including 16 jet-powered ones, with debris falling at four additional sites. Combat operations continued as about ten enemy drones remained in the airspace.